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    Celo, NC
    August 26-28 Nature Retreat (1 room left)
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    Budding leaves welcome songbirds
    Tal Galton
    • 1 min

    Budding leaves welcome songbirds

    As the buds split and the tree leaves unfurl, tiny caterpillars and other invertebrates hatch out to feed on the new growth. Migrating...
    Why they're called Ovenbirds.
    Tal Galton
    • 2 min

    Why they're called Ovenbirds.

    I often hear Ovenbirds in the woods around here. Some say they sound like "tea-cher, tea-cher, Tea-cher, TEa-cher, TEA-cher, TEA-cher!"...
    Of Vireos and Cowbirds
    Tal Galton
    • 2 min

    Of Vireos and Cowbirds

    I was tromping through the woods the other day and came upon this little cup nest (literally the size of a medium-sized tea-cup) with two...
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